Noninferiority clinical trial comparing the bowel cleansing efficacy of sodium phosphate tablets (Quiklean®) with a polyethylene glycol/bisacodyl kit

Table 3 The secondary endpoint of overall bowel cleansing efficacy as assessed by the Ottawa bowel preparation scale (per-protocol analysis set)

	Quiklean®, n = 208	Klean-Prep/Dulcolax®, n = 209	P value
Total bowel preparation score
mean ± SD	2.5 ± 1.48	2.5 ± 1.681	0.73332
Median (Min, Max)	3.0 (0, 7)	3.0 (0, 9)
Overall bowel cleansing quality, n (%)
Success (Excellent + Good + Fair)	208 (100)	206 (99)1	0.49883
Un-success (Poor + Inadequate)	0 (0)	2 (1)

¹Indicates that subject 1-S074-R1074 had previously undergone removal of an ascending colon segment.

²Indicates that P value was obtained by independent t-test.

³Indicates that P value was obtained by Fisher’s exact test. SD: Standard deviation.